Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 17 - Metropolitan Transportation Authorities
Section 1770 - Validity of pledge


Any pledge of or grant of a lien on or security interest in revenues of an authority or real or personal property of an authority made by an authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, the revenues or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority making such pledge shall immediately be subject to the lien of any such pledge, lien or security interest without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge or security interest shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument of the authority by which a pledge, lien or security interest is created need be recorded or filed to perfect such pledge or security interest.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 17 - Metropolitan Transportation Authorities

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1701 - Definitions

Section 1711 - Creation of metropolitan transportation authorities

Section 1712 - Governing and policymaking body

Section 1713 - Appointment of board members

Section 1714 - Resignation and vacancies

Section 1715 - Meetings, quorum, officers and records

Section 1716 - Secretary, oath, bond

Section 1717 - Controller

Section 1718 - Signatures

Section 1719 - General manager

Section 1720 - Treasurer

Section 1721 - Counsel to the board

Section 1722 - Legal division and general counsel

Section 1723 - Other employees

Section 1724 - Personnel matters

Section 1725 - Public hearings

Section 1726 - Citizen advisory committee

Section 1727 - Investigations and subpoenas

Section 1728 - Conflicts of interest

Section 1741 - General powers

Section 1742 - Power to acquire property

Section 1743 - Power to contract with public utilities

Section 1744 - Power of eminent domain

Section 1745 - Use of ways occupied by passenger utilities

Section 1746 - Transfer of records by Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Section 1747 - Acquisition of equipment

Section 1748 - Transfers of facilities or things of value to any authority

Section 1749 - Compacts to finance operations and particular projects

Section 1750 - Contracts, procurement and sale of property

Section 1751 - Fiscal provisions

Section 1752 - Financial statements and audit

Section 1753 - Aid from Federal Government

Section 1761 - Management of funds

Section 1762 - Special funds

Section 1763 - Bonds

Section 1764 - Contracts with obligees of an authority

Section 1765 - Commonwealth pledges

Section 1766 - Provisions of bonds and trust indentures

Section 1767 - Bonds to be legal investments

Section 1768 - Rights and remedies

Section 1769 - Additional remedies conferrable by an authority

Section 1770 - Validity of pledge

Section 1771 - Security interest in funds and accounts

Section 1772 - Payment of proceeds of tax levied for authority purposes

Section 1773 - Limitation on authority under Federal bankruptcy code

Section 1781 - Exemption from taxation

Section 1782 - Rights and remedies preserved

Section 1783 - Officers and employees continued

Section 1784 - Continuance of bonds

Section 1785 - Repeal